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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MICHAEL E. REILLY, OE BROOKLYN, NEw YORK.

PIVCTU REI-HANG ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 591,056, dated October5, 189'?.

Application filed December 22, 1896. Serial No. 616,617. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern/ Beit known that I, MICHAEL F. REILLY, acitizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Picture-IIangers, of which the following is a full andcomplete specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to picture-hangers; and the object thereof is toprovide animproved means for hanging or suspending a picture, mirror, orother article of this class.

This invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which- Figure 1 is aside View of a frame suspended according to my invention, and Fig. 2 aback view thereof.

In the drawings forming part of this speciiication the separate parts ofmy improvement are designated by the same numerals of referencethroughout both views, and in the practice of my invention I provide apicture or other frame 5, to the back and near the bottom of which issecured anupwardly-directed arm 6, said arm being secured at its lowerend back ofthe frame at about the center of the lower portion thereof,as shown at 7.

The arm 6 is composed of strong springwire or a suitable spring-rod, andmounted thereon is an adjusting device 8, of wire, which is providedwith two outwardly-directed arms 9, which are adapted to bear on theback of the frame, and a backwardly-directed arm 10, which is adapted tobear on the wall or other support from which the frame is suspended, andthe back of the frame is also provided near its upper end with hooks,loops, or eyes l1, which serve as means for connecting a cord, chain, orother device 12 therewith.

The adjusting device 8 consists of three coils, the center one of which"is projected backwardly to form the arm`10, and the end coils beingprovided with the arms 9, and this device may be moved up and down onthe arm 6, so as to adjust the angle of the frame with reference to thewall, as will be readily understood. l

The frame is suspended by means of the cord, chain, or other device, 12in any desired manner, and the angle of the frame with reference to thewall isadjusted by means of the adjusting device S, and it will be understood that the arm 6 may bemade of any desired length. l

This device is simple in construction and operation and perfectlyadapted to accomplish the result for which it is intended.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Iietters Patentr- The combination with a picture or other frame, ofmeans connected with the back thereof near the upper end thereof, forlsuspending the same from a wall orV other support, an arm secured to theback of the frame near the lower end thereof, and projecting upwardly,and an adjusting device mounted on said arm and adapted to slidethereon, said adjusting device being provided with outwardly-directedarms which bear on the back of the frame, and with a backwardly-directedarm which bears on the wall or other support,

